Building Optimisation Engineer

SCENTRE GROUP LIMITED; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five days paid Life Leave

Four weeks annual leave

18 weeks gender neutral paid parental,

Free parking at Westfield

Job summary

Scentre Group is hiring a Building Optimisation Engineer to improve water efficiency, asset performance and sustainability across Westfield destinations. The role combines engineering expertise with data analytics and IoT integration to standardise data and drive practical operational outcomes.

The position teams with Facilities and operations to monitor performance, develop dashboards, and roll out metering infrastructures across priority sites.

Qualifications

• Background in Building Services, Facilities Management, Design & Construction Management, or similar (trade or tertiary qualifications welcome).
• Hands-on experience with building systems like Mechanical & Hydraulic Services, Building Management Systems, or Building Analytics.
• Understanding of industry standards, best practice and compliance in facilities and building systems.
• Working knowledge of data integration techniques and principles.
• Collaborative mindset to work across teams and deliver shared outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a strategic approach to challenges.
• Experience analysing complex data sets and translating findings into clear, practical insights.
• Proactive approach to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partnering with vendors and technology providers to implement and optimise metering and analytics across building systems.
• Work with Facilities and operational teams to monitor performance, validate data and drive improvements.
• Develop reporting, dashboards and insights to support informed decision-making.
• Escalate critical issues and support investigation and resolution of system or operational problems.
• Identify opportunities to improve water efficiency and reduce consumption via data-driven insights.
• Develop and implement water metering strategies, standards and best practices.
• Lead rollout of water metering and monitoring infrastructure across priority destinations.
• Collaborate with Design & Construction teams to embed metering standards in new developments and upgrades.

Skills

Data analysis

IoT

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Data-driven insights

Education

Building Services / Facilities Management / Design & Construction background

Tools

Building Management Systems

Building Analytics

Data integration

Job description

Your opportunity

The Building Optimisation and Sustainability teams play a key role in improving the performance, efficiency and environmental impact of Scentre Group's Westfield destinations.

As a Building Optimisation Engineer, you will combine engineering expertise, data analysis and technology to support the delivery of Scentre Group’s water, net zero and waste management strategies in addition to improving asset efficiency. You will play an important role in embedding Internet of Things (IoT) technologies such as smart metering, standardising data and translating insights into practical operational outcomes.

Day-to-day you will be responsible for:

• Partnering with vendors and technology providers to implement and optimise metering and analytics solutions across a range of building systems, including waste, vertical transport and HVAC.
• Working closely with Facilities and operational teams to monitor performance, validate data and drive improvement initiatives.
• Developing reporting, dashboards and insights that support informed decision-making.
• Escalate critical issues and support investigation and resolution of system or operational problems
• Identifying opportunities to improve water efficiency and reduce consumption through data-driven insights.
• Developing and implementing water metering strategies, standards and best practices aligned with the Group's water strategy.
• Leading the rollout of water metering and monitoring infrastructure across priority destinations
• Collaborating with Design & Construction teams to embed metering standards into new developments and upgrades.

This role is a permanent, full-time role.

What sets you apart:

• A background in Building Services, Facilities Management, Design & Construction Management, Mechanical or Hydraulic Engineering, or something similar (trade or tertiary qualifications welcome).
• Hands-on experience with building systems like Mechanical & Hydraulic Services, Building Management Systems, or Building Analytics.
• An understanding of industry standards, best practice and compliance requirements in facilities and building systems
• Working knowledge of data integration techniques and principles
• A collaborative mindset, with the ability to work across teams to drive alignment and deliver shared outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a strategic approach to challenges.
• Experience analysing complex data sets and translating findings into clear, practical insights.
• A proactive approach, with a focus on identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and deliver meaningful outcomes.

About us

Scentre Group owns 42 Westfield destinations across Australia and New Zealand. We create extraordinary places and experiences that connect and enrich communities.

We are focused on our customers and creating more reasons for more people to visit our Westfield destinations more often and for longer.

With approximately 75 professions within our business, our team has the expertise to design, construct, operate, manage and market our Westfield destinations and platforms.

We want to be the place where talent thrives. To support you thriving with us, we promise to respect, inspire and develop you, and that you will do work that matters.

Diversity, equity and inclusion underpins our culture, and our vision is that ‘Everyone Belongs’. We foster a workplace experience where everyone feels valued, supported and motivated to realise their full potential.

We aspire to create a workforce reflective of the communities in which we operate and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or life stage. If you require support or adjustments during the application process, please contact us confidentially at [e-mail].

We offer a range of unique benefits designed to support your wellbeing, career development and lifestyle, including five days paid Life Leave on top of your four weeks annual leave (pro-rated for part-time), 18 weeks gender neutral paid parental leave for primary carers, with no qualifying period and super paid for the duration of the leave period and free parking at your local Westfield destination.

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For more information or if you have any questions, please email Deirdre - [e-mail]

Applications close: 10thSeptember 2026.